Kid Rock's surprising take on illegal downloading
Found on CNet News on Monday, 23 June 2008
With a smile on his face Rock says, "I'm rich," so sure it's OK to steal my music. Oh, and while you're at it, "Steal everything." Steal an iPod, Steve Jobs is a billionaire, he'll never miss it. Get yourself a Toyota, "They're foreign" and the gas too, "You know how much money the oil companies make?" Rock shrugs it all off, "They're not going to miss $30 or $40 worth of gas."
In fact I started to read that article twice. I stopped when reached the "downloading is stealing" argument, because it plainly false. But then I decided to read it again. There's not really anything to add to the mindless repeating of what the media industry babbles all the time. It's pointless to argue with people who fail to grasp the basic difference between stealing and copying. I bet Kid Rock burns photocopiers in his backyard at night and dances around those "stealing devices". I'd agree with what he said, but then I know he's just trying to be sarcastic.